Standing Up for Science 2: the nuts and bolts

Standing up for Science 2-the nuts and bolts is a guide for early career scientists, engineers, medics and others who want to promote good science and fight misinformation.

The guide was launched in January 2009 and contains examples of different ways to stand up for science in public - from hunting down the evidence behind product claims to correcting misinformation in all kinds of media - along with practical tips on how to do it such as calling up companies, writing blogs and attending public meetings.

The VoYS network want to inspire others to join them and get involved, but they also want to send the message that it doesn’t always have to be about big actions and no matter who you are, what your background is or how much experience you have, there are plenty of things that can be done that have an effect on public debates about science.

• Applications are now open for the Standing up for Science media workshop on 15th June in London for early career researchers in the life, medical and bioengineering sciences. Click for further details on this bioscience workshop.

• Want to join the VoYS network? You can sign up here.

• Read about a recent VoYS media workshop for researchers in all sciences, engineering and medicine at the University of Manchester.